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SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 7 (PNA)--Construction of the multi-billion peso Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) is set to start by the last week of March this year.

Director Mariano Alquiza of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Region 1 said contractors will begin the construction in Victoria, Tarlac.

He said the project would be completed by 2014 with an initial funding of P11.6 billion.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led the formal groundbreaking rite for the project at Barangay Subusub, Rosario, La Union last Jan. 27.

The groundbreaking took place just a day after she approved the US$ 312.5-million project in Malacanang.

The TPLEX is an 88.58-kilometer, four-lane highway that will seek to cut travel time from Manila to Baguio by half, to only four hours. Moreover, the project aims to help boost the economic development of the provinces in Northern Luzon.

The expressway is a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project of Private Infrastructure Development Corp., a consortium led by San Miguel Corp. and DMCI Holdings.

The highway will run parallel with the McArthur Highway, starting from La Paz, Tarlac and ending at Rosario, La Union.

In a short project briefing, DPWH Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo said that the project construction was divided into two phases: Phase 1 involves the construction of a two-lane highway; and Phase 2 will be its expansion into a four-lane highway when its capacity reaches 25,000 vehicles per day.

Project proponents have alloted P11.59 billion for the civil works, engineering, project management, contingencies and right of way (ROW) acquisition for the initial two lanes .

The DPWH will provide support in the form of actual acquisition and funding of ROW in the amount of P793 million and cash subsidy of P2.907 billion starting in 2011.

As of Jan. 4 this year, a total of P438 million was already released for the ROW acquisition from Tarlac City to Rosales, Pangasinan.

"The project route alignment starts at the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) Project in La Paz, Tarlac and traverses through the municipalities of Tarlac, Gerona, Paniqui and Moncada, all in the province of Tarlac and the municipalities of Carmen, Urdaneta, Villasis and Sison in Pangasinan province which will end up at the intersection of Rosario-Pugo road in Rosario, La Union," Momo said.

The project components include eight interchanges located at Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada, Carmen, Urdaneta, Pozorrubio and Rosario with nine toll plazas and two operation center buildings situated at the Carmen Interchange and other Sub-Centers at selected interchange sites.

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These photos show the big blue fences along McArthur Highway (Across CB Mall) that mark the start of a huge construction in the area. It will be the site of SM 2 while SM 1 will be in the much larger SM property in Brgy Anonas.

A reliable source had advised that the ground-breaking ceremonies were to be held last September 16, 2016 but was postponed. The official SM career website even shows openings for the Urdaneta branch.

It has been a 10-year rumor that SM had chosen this Eastern Pangasinan city to be part of its expansion plans in Northern Luzon, stirring excitement among the citizens. Back in 2008, to the disappointment of many Urdanetans, SM decided to build a Hypermarket in Carmen, Rosales which eventually became a full mall.

Hey Urdanetan, Make sure you are first in line to get the jobs for the much awaited SM City Urdaneta, ok? Visit this link: https://careers.smsupermalls.com/apply-now/job-searchMake sure that your search criteria is as follows:Country: PhilippinesState: IlocosCity: Urdaneta

This is probably one of the best flashback post ever!
We will not name the photos.
If you are a true Urdanetan, you can recognize where these places are!
Can you guess what decade these photos were taken?
Comment your answers below.
Special thanks to Emerson Rilloma for the pics
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